Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-06-25
NEBRASKA.
.ramps ihfest Stromsburg.

run In.
The Weeping Water hog thieves have been
jagged.
Wymore and Blue Springs will unite forces
In a celebration.
Evidences OF copper have been discovered
In Nemaha county.
Work has commenced on the electric light
building In Hastings.
Nebraska City boasts that its Masonic hall is
the finest In the state.
Waveriy Odd Fellows are making arrange
ments for a ledge at that place.
Plsttsmouth will hereafter enjoy the bene-
fits OF the government weather reports.
The organization OF the Stromsburg beard
Of trade was completed Wednesday evening.
A board Of trade has been organized at
Stromsburg and much good is expected TO
result.
Work has been commenced at Fairbury on
the new line Of road to be built southwest to
Denver.
An unknown boy, about IL years OF age,
was drowned In the Blue, near Seward, on
Monday.
Knox county is again torn up with a county
seat fight. The election Will take place on
the 2sth.
DR.. Gray, a travelling dentist, was arrested
at Hastings for fraudulently practicing his
profession.
The Central investment company, with q
capital of 500, 600, is a new Central City or
ganization.
A boy aged twelve years, whose name is not
ascertained, was drowned IN West Blue River
near Seward.
The Omaha, Wayne and Yankton railroad
scheme seems TO have fallen with a dull and
sickening thud.
The Burlington will build a new passenger
depot at Oxford, upon which work will com
mencc next week.
Lincoln people seem suite positive that
Phil Armour will locate a branch packing
house in that city.
Burglars sentered the hardware store OF
Swotek g. Vystricil, at Schuyler, and stole
$3.50 worth Of goods.
A carriage maker named Frank Goerner
was arrested at Omaha Sunday on charge Of
having forged notes at his former home,
streator, H., to the amount Of $4,000 or
SAC, 900.
w. II. Loucks. Of the firm Of Rudet Il GO.
, Of Norfolk, suddenly left last week and his
: whereabouts are not known TO the commu.
nifty. His finances are in good shape and 1t
is believed that his absence is caused by do
nestle trouble.
A ragged tramp entered a dry goods store
at Fremont the other day, and selling a pack
age containing a dozen paies Of socks, dashed
out. The proprietor gave chase and soon
returned with the socks and a bloody nose,
but the thief escaped.
The wire fence seems to be getting In its
work OF destruction on the stock OF the state
as a lightning conductor. OF the scores of
horses and cattle killed by electricity this
summer nearly all were IN the immediate
vicinity of wire fences.
A hay barn belonging 10 J. H. Pope, Of
Silver Creek, was burned Town with It's CON
tents Saturday night. The property was in
sured for about two.thirds Of its value There
seems 10 be no question but that the fire was
the work Of an incendiary.
An enterprlsing drayman Is making q profit
able haul on Union Pacific revenue by buck
leg team with horse power between Platte
Center and Columbus. The railroad rate is
so cents per hundred, by wagon ID cents.
The wagon has knocked out competition.
The boom at Holdrege seems to have been
engineered by the B. d NJ. townsite company,
who possessed more vacant ground than con-
venient 10 carry. Superintendent Holdrege
declares thar the company has not and never
thought of locating shops at that point.
Two negroes and a white man were stealing
a ride In a box car between Benkleman ond
Haigler when one Of the colored gentlemen
was set upon by his fellow pilgrims and
robbed Of $50. The robbers were subse-
auently caught, plead guilty and will be
J sent up.
The Omaha Republican claims that en-
ployes OF the Union Pacific railway have been
Systematically robbing the cars of the COM
pany for several months, the thefts being car
ried out In the same manner as by the Pan
Handle railroad men. Sensational develop
ments are expected.
A young man, well dressed and sober, was
assaulted in a brutal manner by an Omaha
police officer Thursday morning and a deep
cash cut In his forehead. He found it i'm
possible to get anyone to arrest his assailant
and thought it a difficult matter for a decent
man to get a chance for his life in that
city.
Fairmont is moving ahead at a steady pace.
George Rudisil is building a tasty business
block, and the Masous and Odd Fellows have
secured a site for a joint hall. The Fairnont
Hotel company, capital $4,000, has secured
an eligible site, and work on their building
will commence Of an early date. These, with
Two school housef, involve al outlay Of
$50, 900.
Chas. Chase and Thomas Martin, charged
with attempting robbery Of the State bank at
Cortland Saturday night, were brought to
Beatrice Sunday afternoon and committed for
examination Tuesday. A third party concern
ed in the attempted robbery has not been found
Some burglars tools were also captured.
Chase's real name Is said TO re Eugene
Hughes, Of Nebraska City. Martin lives in
Cortland and /. held as an accessory.
The O'Neill Tribune has passed into the
hands Of the Killoran brothers. 8. l.. Bohan,
after a brief experience with pen and glue
mug, concluded that it was impossible to
please every featherhead in town and gain